Bag-holder



(No Model.)

J. MILLER.

v BAG HOLDER. No. 348,986. Patented Sept. 14, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB MILLER, OF CANTON, OHIO.

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,986, datedSeptember 14, 1886.

Serial No. 184,830. (No model.)

. To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JACOB MILLER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Canton, county of Stark, State of Ohio, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Bag-Holders, ofwhich the following is afull,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification. 7

My invention relates to improvements in bag-holders; and it consists inthe parts and combination of parts, as will be more fully described, andpointed'out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation showing myinvention applied to a movable hopper. Fig. 2 is a view in perspectiveshowing the same applied to an ordinary supporting-standard. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the notched sector. Fig. 4 is a similar view of thehand-lever. Fig. 5 is a View of a modified form of supportingframe. Fig.6 is an end view of the table G, with the bag-holder removed, showingthe movable hopper thereon; and Fig. 7 is aview showing the manner oflocking the partition to the hopper.

A represents the bottom or foot board or base of the vertical standard13, the latter carrying at its upper end the frame 0. The standard B issecured to the foot-board or base A by tenons b and angle-irons c, andthe frame O, which is composed of the parts a, is secured to saidstandard by the angle-irons d and e.

. Fingers f f, preferably made of metal, are

secured to the lower side of the frame 0, and

are spread out at their lower ends to form catches for the rim of thebag. Guard'boards g are secured to the frame 0, between the fingers f f,for the purpose of preventing the grain, when passing from the hopper tothe "bag, from escaping over the top of the bag.

E is a sector secured to outer end of the frame 0, preferably at a pointmidway between the side edges of said frame, and is pro vided on itsperiphery with teeth h, and on one side, at a point concentric with theperiphery thereof, with the stud or trunnion i, on which weight willhold the endo of the pawl in contact with theteeth h of the sector E. Ifp're-- ferred, in addition to the weight of the handle, 5 there may beprovided. a spring, q, for assisting in holding the pawl in contact withthe sector.

The manner of using the bag-holder is as follows: First, take thebag-hem and pass one side of the same over the fingers f, then draw thebalance of the hem out over the boards 9 and fingers f, and over thefinger J of the hand-lever F. The hand -lever F is then grasped by theoperator and turned upwardly on its trunnion,which takes up all theslack of the hem and securely fastens the mouth of the bag to theholder.

Instead of constructing the frame 0 in sections, as shown in Fig. 2, itcan be formed of metal in a single piece, as shown in Fig. 5. In thislatter construction the fingers f and f and sector E are formed integralwith the frame 0, and the latter is also provided at its inner end withthe flanges t, by which the frame is secured to a standard or othersupport.

In Fig. 1 my improved bag-holderis adapted for use in connection with atwo-compartment movable hopper, similar to the one shown and describedin my application No. 176,109, filed September 3, 1885. This hopper issupported on a frame or table, G, secured to the brackets c and bracesZ, and is provided at its ends with openings, around which and on theunder side of the frame are secured the fingers 8 5 ff and guards g. Tothe opposite ends of the frame are secured the sectors carrying thelevers F. The hopper H opens at top and bottom, is somewhat shorter thanthe frame G, and is adapted to be moved back and forth 0 on said framefor the purpose of bringing the hopper first over one bag and then overthe other, and is guided in its movement by the strip 6, secured tothe-hopper and resting in guides 6', formed on or secured to the frameG. 9 5 The hopper rests under a continuously-discharging spout, M, andis provided with a central partition, L. (Shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1,and in fulllines in Fig. 7.) This partition is pivoted at s to the sidesof the hopper, and is held in either a vertical or oblique position bythe spring-bolts a, secured in the front face of the hopper and engagingone side edge of the partition. Then the partition is IOO in a verticalposition and the hopper is moved, the grain from the spout M falls firstinto one compartment and then into the other, and is deposited in thebags located at the opposite ends of the frame. When it is desired tofill the bags from one side of the machine only,the partition is turnedto the proper position, thereby enabling the operator to direct thegrain into the bag located at either side of the frame G.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a support, a frame secured thereto and havingdepending fingers outwardly inclined, as shown, a sector having teeth onthe periphery thereof, a hand-lever having a finger adapted to engagethe hem of the bag, and a pawl journaled on the lever and engaging theteeth of the sector, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a support, a frame secured thereto and havingdepending fingers ff, and guard-boards g, of the sector secured to theframe and provided with teeth, a handlever journaled to sector andhaving a finger adapted to engage the hem of the bag, and a pawl pivotedto the lever and engaging the teeth of the sector.

3. The combination,with a table, the sectors secured thereto and havingteeth on the peripheries thereof, l1and-levers pivoted to the sectors,each hand-lever having a finger adapted to engage thehem of the bag, andthe pawls journaled on the levers and engaging the teeth of the sectors,of a movable hopper having a pivoted partition, substantially as setforth.

In testimony \vhcreofI have hereunto set my hand this 2d day ofl')ece1nber, A. l). 11

JACOB MITJLE R.

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